Album
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled fourth album came out on 30 October 2007 through Warner Bros. Records, with Hopeless Records also involved. It was the first record the band produced entirely themselves, and it was made in the middle of 2007. Its release was pushed back from 16 October to allow time to finish the bonus material and production. It sits between City of Evil and Nightmare, and it is the last album to feature The Rev on drums, as he died while Nightmare was being made.
Critics were mixed on it compared with the band's earlier records, but listeners took to it. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 4, went platinum in the US and gold in the UK, and won the Kerrang! Award for Best Album in 2008. Kerrang! later put it among its "666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". The mix of heavy metal, hard rock and symphonic touches makes it an intriguing record to revisit.
Avenged Sevenfold: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 53:05Tracklist
- 1Critical AcclaimChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance5:15
- 2Almost EasyChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance3:55
- 3ScreamChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance4:48
- 4AfterlifeChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance5:53
- 5GunslingerChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance4:12
- 6Unbound (The Wild Ride)Christ, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance5:12
- 7Brompton CocktailChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance4:13
- 8LostChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance5:03
- 9A Little Piece of HeavenChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance8:01
- 10Dear GodChrist, Gates, Rev, Shadows, Vengeance6:34
- Produced by
- Avenged Sevenfold, Daniel McLaughlin
- Recorded at
- Capitol Studios (Hollywood), Eldorado Recording Studios (Burbank), Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- Mid-2007
- Mixed by
- Andy Wallace
- Mixed at
- Soundtrack Studios
- Engineered by
- Clifton Allen
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros., Hopeless
- Length
- 53:05
Line-up
- Johnny Christ · bass guitar
- Synyster Gates · guitar
- Jamie Muhoberac · organ, piano
- The Rev · drums (drum set)
- Zacky Vengeance · guitar
- M. Shadows · vocals
- Greg Kusten · piano · guest
- Caroline Campbell · violin
- Andrew Duckles · viola
- Neel Hammond · violin
- Miles Mosley · double bass
- Cameron Stone · cello
- Greg Leisz · lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo · guest
- Shanna Crooks · vocals · guest
- Beth Andersen · choir vocals · guest
- Zander Ayeroff · background vocals · guest
- Monique Donnelly · choir vocals · guest
- Rob Giles · choir vocals · guest
- Debbie Hall · choir vocals · guest
- Scottie Haskell · choir vocals · guest
- Luana Jackman · choir vocals · guest
- Bob Joyce · choir vocals · guest
- Rock Logan · choir vocals · guest
- Gabriel Mann · choir vocals · guest
- Arnold McCuller · choir vocals · guest
- Annmarie Rizzo · background vocals · guest
- Susan Stevens Logan · choir vocals · guest
- Ed Zajack · choir vocals · guest
- Lenny Castro · percussion · guest
- Wayne Bergeron · trumpet · guest
- Rev. Dave Boruff · tenor saxophone · guest
- Brandon Fields · alto saxophone · guest
- Dan Fornero · trumpet · guest
- Bruce Fowler · trombone · guest
- Rusty Higgins · clarinet, tenor saxophone · guest
- Alex Iles · trombone · guest
- Bill Liston · clarinet, alto saxophone · guest
- Joel Peskin · baritone saxophone · guest
- Juliette Commagère · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Critical Acclaim” · 17 August 2007
- “Almost Easy” · 18 September 2007
- “Afterlife” · 29 January 2008
- “Dear God” · 15 June 2008
- “Scream” · 28 October 2008
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2007 | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2007 | 24 |
| US Alternative · 2007 | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · 2007 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2007 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2007 | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2007 | 12 |
| Scottish Albums · 2007 | 28 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2007 | 37 |
| Ireland 2 · 2007 | 41 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| New Zealand · 2026 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Gold |
| United States · 2021 | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
87.3
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
7.6k
ListenBrainz listeners
123k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
84k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2007-10-30; musicbrainz + wikidata 2007-10-26 (4 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 October 2007 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 30 October 2007 | |
| Wikidata | 26 October 2007 | |
| US release | 30 October 2007 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 30 October 2007 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624991434 | other |
| 2007 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 2007 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 093624992011 | other |
| 26 October 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624991083 | original |
| 26 October 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 26 October 2007 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624992011 | original |
| 30 October 2007 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624992011 | other |
| 30 October 2007 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624992004 | other |
| 30 October 2007 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624991991 | other |
| 30 October 2007 | AU | Warner Music Australia | 9325583046018 | other |
| 30 October 2007 | GB | Hopeless Records | 093624992011 | other |
| 5 November 2007 | US | Hopeless Records | 790692069613 | other |
| 7 November 2007 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674075355 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |